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Silent Witness Ceremony Honored
2007 Victims of Fatal Domestic Violence
October 6, 2008
Attorney General Henry McMaster led participants through the annual Silent Witness Domestic Violence ceremony that was held today on the South steps of the State House in Columbia.
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McMaster: South Carolina Price Gouging Law To Remain In Effect
September 26, 2008
As of noon tomorrow, September 27, 2008, Attorney General McMaster will renew the state’s price gouging prohibition statute and has issued the following statement:
“Due to continued disruption of supply of petroleum products resulting from Hurricane Ike’s landfall, it is necessary to renew the state’s price gouging statute for another fifteen (15) day period. Pursuant to SC Code Section 39-5-145, the attorney general now gives notice of a continuing “abnormal disruption of the market” for gasoline and other petroleum products in South Carolina.
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Attorney General McMaster: South Carolina Price Gouging Law In Effect
September 12, 2008
As of noon today, September 12, 2008, Attorney General McMaster has invoked the state’s price gouging prohibition statute and issued the following statement:
“President Bush has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana and Texas due to Hurricane Ike. Pursuant to SC Code Section 39-5-145, the attorney general now gives notice of an “abnormal disruption of the market” for gasoline and other petroleum products in South Carolina.
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Clinton Police Arrest Local Man In Internet Predator Sting
August 29, 2008
Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Benjamin Maurice Rhodes, 31, of 67 Palmetto Street in Clinton, was arrested on August 28, 2008, in an undercover Internet sting conducted by the Clinton Department of Public Safety.Read more...
Mauldin Police Arrest Westminster Man In Internet Predator Sting
August 22, 2008
Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Tony Michael Grogan, 39, of 309 N. Bibb Street in Westminster, was arrested on August 21, 2008, in an Internet predator investigation conducted by the City of Mauldin Police Department. Read more...
Greenville Sheriff Arrests Boiling Springs Man In Internet Predator Case
August 18, 2008
Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Alan Dean Sims, 36, of 148 Gossamer Drive, in Boiling Springs, was arrested on August 15, 2008, in an Internet predator investigation conducted by the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office.Read more...
Ten Indicted in Meth Ring
August 8, 2008
Attorney General Henry McMaster, along with Greenville County Sheriff Steve Loftis, Laurens County Sheriff Ricky Chastain, and Anderson County Sheriff David Crenshaw today announced a significant Methamphetamine (“meth”) bust and drug dealer roundup in the Upstate.Read more...